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Discovering, Creating, Problem-Solving, or All Three?"

Genesis Koska 4Ab
September 10, 2013
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Hi, my name is Kelly. I was created by Genesis. In my picture I am looking at the stars. I am in the grass. Looking through a telescope and I saw an asteroid. Have you ever seen an asteroid? I really love to look at the stars. Discovery is more fun than I thought.



Cooperating and Collaborating ...


Caine's Arcade Marble Maze Run
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Creativity through Our Collaboration
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The Pumas Banner

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The Pumas Movie




The "T" in STEM Stands for Technology ...


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The Engineering Design Process ...


PROBLEM:

How Do We Build a Catapult?


ASK:

What is Our Challenge?

The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”:
Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch.
Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width.
What is a Catapult?

Hadley Koska 4Ab
Discovery Center / Library
Catapult Research
January 2014

I think a catapult is a weapon used to fight in battles. It propels stones, spears, or any other kind or object. It is used to attack castles and cities. Catapults have one arm that shoots forward when throwing objects. A big and heavy block would drop down which would cause the object to be launched. The materials that I would use to build a catapult are: wood, tape, marshmallows, a heavy block, and glue. That is what I think a Catapult is.

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IMAGINE:

What are Some Solutions?

What is the Best Possible Solution?

Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?


PLAN:

What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?


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CREATE:

What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?

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IMPROVE:

What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?

What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?

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PRESENTATION:

How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?